A neurologist is specialized in dealing with neurological disorders. He is trained to diagnose, treat and manage the patients suffering from central nervous system disorders. Neurologist treats the problems of central, peripheral and autonomous nervous system and effector tissues like blood vessels and muscles. Some neurologists are specialized in surgeries and are called neurosurgeons and some may be specialized in treatment of child neurological disorders called paediatric neurologists. But the neurologist job description is same for all the neurologists specialized in different areas.
Some medical conditions that are diagnosed and treated by neurologists include cognitive/behavioural syndrome, epilepsy, traumatic injuries of brain, cerebrovascular diseases, infections in peripheral nervous system, movement disorder etc....Read more